The rates of bullying are higher for turbaned boys. For South Asian boys who wear turbans, nearly three-quarters, or 74 percent, report facing some religious or racial bullying. It’s common for turbaned youth to be called terrorists.

The high rate of bullying of South Asian boys who wear turbans (in other words, Sikh boys) is especially glaring considering only about a third of children of other ethnicities report being bullied, according to the study. Organizations such as the Sikh Coalition and SALDEF (Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund) have reported high rates of bullying experienced by Sikh children in California.

It is unfortunate that the experiences of girls and women from the AAPI and AMEMSA communities are not addressed in this study, especially since (as the study indicates) assertions of patriarchy and male-dominated power exist within these communities. Still, AAPIP’s research (which involved focus groups, interviews and literature reviews), provides insight into the challenges faced by Asian American males. In addition to the findings about bullying, some of the conclusions presented in the study about boys and men in the AMEMSA community include:

Issues around poverty and educational attainment, especially for refugee and undocumented immigrant populations.